Viviane Reding

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Viviane Reding
Viviane Reding

Incumbent
Assumed office 
22 November 2004
Preceded by Erkki Liikanen and Ján Figeľ

In office
13 September 1999 – 21 November 2004
Preceded by Marcelino Oreja
Succeeded by Dalia Grybauskaitė

Born April 27, 1951 (1951-04-27) (age 57)
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Political party Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei (EPP)
Profession politician

Viviane Reding (born 27 April 1951 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a Luxembourg politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Information Society and Media. Before starting a professional career as a journalist for the leading newspaper in Luxembourg, the Luxemburger Wort, she obtained a doctorate in human sciences at the Sorbonne. From 1986 to 1998, she was President of the Luxembourg Union of Journalists.

She is married and has three children.

[edit] Political career

She started her political career in 1979, as a Member of the Luxembourg Parliament and held the following positions:

She then became leader of Luxembourg’s European People's Party delegation in the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999 and she was a Member of the group's office.

Within the European Parliament, she has held positions as President of the Petitions Committee for about 3 years, and Vice-President of the Social Committee and the Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs Committee for about 2 years each.

From 1981 to 1999, she was Communal conciliator of the city of Esch, in which she was President of the Cultural Affairs Committee from 1992 to 1999.

From 1988 to 1993, she was national president of the Christian-Social Women and from 1995 to 1999 Vice-president of the Christian Social People's Party.

From 1999 to 2004, she was appointed Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth, Media and Sport and in 2004 her responsibility changed to Information Society and Media. She is currently looking into the regualtion on prices of roaming within the EU.

She has earned the following prizes and distinctions:

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Political offices
Preceded by
Marcelino Oreja
Culture, as part of wider portfolio
European Commissioner for Education and Culture
(with Dalia Grybauskaitė)

19992004
Succeeded by
Ján Figeľ
As part of wider portfolio
Preceded by
Ján Figeľ, Erkki Liikanen
Information Society, as part of wider portfolio
European Commissioner for Information Society and Media
2004 – present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Jacques Santer
Luxembourgian European Commissioner
1999 – present
Incumbent
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